When you sit down on the couch to watch a TV show or movie, does your laptop, phone, or tablet come with you? The web can be a useful source of information about whatever you're watching, or it can keep you connected to friends who are watching the same thing. We're curious: how do you use your gadgets—if at all—while you watch TV?

Maybe you use it to look up some background info on the movie you're watching, or what happened in the last episode of the show you're looking at. Perhaps you use one of a new breed of apps designed to listen to what you're watching and show you interesting things while you watch (and share what you watch with friends). These so-called "second screen" apps, like IntoNow, GetGlue, Shazam, and even Xbox SmartGlass all listen to or let you check in to the shows and movies you watch, show you information about the program, and lets you keep up with friends on Facebook and Twitter while you (and they) watch.

The question though, is whether you use them. Are they useful, or part of your TV-watching experience, or do you just use your phone for a quick Google search here and there, and use the apps you already have? Or do you put your phone down and close your laptop when the movie starts? Let us know in the discussions below.